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The Lavon Institute for Labour Research
General Information
Facility Director: Noga Butensky
Archivists: Alexandra Tumarinson (Hebrew/English/Russian/Polish)
Librarian: Ilan Galdeer (Hebrew/English/Yiddish)
Address: 17 Kehilat Kiyov, Tel Aviv
Mailing Address: POB 24104 Tel Aviv, 69410
Phone: 972-3-645-2983, 972-3-645-2974
Fax: 972-3-645-2975
E-mail:
Website: none.
Hours of Operation: Monday-Wednesday 9:00-15:00.
Closed on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Jewish holidays.
Consultation: No appointment is needed.
Closest Public Transportation:
Bus: Dan: 24, 48, 47
Egged: 524, 525
Directions: There is free parking in the area.
Access for Disabled: yes
Description of Resources
There are no family trees but there are documents of birth, marriages and death. There is material of indirect genealogical interest in books, periodicals and manuscripts. There are oral testimonies on microfilms and on audio-tapes. The languages of documents are: Hebrew, Yiddish, English, Russian, Polish, German, Spanish, Romanian. The geographic areas are Palestine till 1948 and then Israel and countries abroad.
Finding Aids:
The catalogue is computerized in Hebrew, English and has Latin letters. It uses the Dewey system. Much material is computerized. Other material is not on open stacks and has to be ordered. Some material exists on microfilm. There are microfilm readers on the premises.
Description of Facility:
There are private archives and genealogies.
Fees/Copies:
Photocopying machines are available on the premises.
Fees/Copies:
No searches can be made from abroad.